Book 35. (1 results) Quarry of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 33 | 197 | View more quotes about never">Never before had I been so explicitly conscious of the enormous role in communication and understanding effected by how a thing is said as opposed to what is said. |
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Book 35. (7 results) Quarry of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 33 | 194 | The mechanical noises were evenly spaced and uniform in sound. |
| 33 | 195 | In them there was no indication of emotion. |
| 33 | 196 | In the absence of cues of tone, volume, and pace, it took me a moment to realize I had just heard a dire threat. |
| 33 | 197 | Never before had I been so explicitly conscious of the enormous role in communication and understanding effected by how a thing is said as opposed to what is said. |
| 33 | 198 | Meaning, unnoticed, far exceeds the meaning of words. |
| 33 | 199 | "But you are too wise to do so," said the man. |
| 33 | 200 | "Evidence has been assessed, probabilities calculated," said the thing. |
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The mechanical noises were evenly spaced and uniform in sound.
In them there was no indication of emotion.
In the absence of cues of tone, volume, and pace, it took me a moment to realize I had just heard a dire threat.
Never before had I been so explicitly conscious of the enormous role in communication and understanding effected by how a thing is said as opposed to what is said.
Meaning, unnoticed, far exceeds the meaning of words.
"But you are too wise to do so," said the man.
"Evidence has been assessed, probabilities calculated," said the thing.
- (Quarry of Gor)